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HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Kept Animals) BillKeeping dogs on leads is particularly important with sheep. It is completely the opposite when there are cattle with calves in the field. The dog owner should let go of their lead…25 Oct 2021HANSARDHGV Driver ShortagesI congratulate my right hon. Friend on the excellent removal of the need for young people, who have been hit so hard by the pandemic, to spend their money on a trailer test. That…13 Sept 2021HANSARDTopical Questions[R] As I understand it, the DIVA test is being piloted at the moment. When can we expect it on farm, and if we must wait for approval, why has the Secretary of State cancelled…22 Jul 2021HANSARDEngagementsGiven the global pandemic, public criticism of my right hon. Friend’s extraordinary leadership should be dismissed. He put the lives of my constituents first, and has had to adapt…21 Jul 2021HANSARDSecurity of Ministers’ Offices and CommunicationsI am grateful to Mr Speaker for granting the urgent question of my hon. Friend the Member for Wellingborough (Mr Bone). With one Department spreading documents behind a bus stop…28 Jun 2021HANSARD Loss of Secret DocumentsThank you, Mr Speaker, for granting this urgent question. Because of the nature of my constituents, I very rarely speak about defence matters, but I cannot begin to tell the House…28 Jun 2021HANSARD Environment BillI tabled new clause 2 to address the proposed general licensing requirements for the release of game birds and the environmental benefits of shooting. A campaign group named Wild…26 May 2021HANSARD Environment BillI ran out of time.26 May 2021HANSARDCoronavirusIt has certainly been a challenging time for my constituents in North Herefordshire, but their fortitude and community spirit must be highly commended. It is a triumph that…25 Mar 2021HANSARDBusiness without DebateIf people do object, it would be helpful if they let me know. Transport Committee Ordered, That Sam Tarry be discharged from the Transport Committee and Ben Bradshaw be added.—…22 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Road MapAs an animal welfare champion, I was delighted to hear the Prime Minister mention zoos, but in terms of being able to get out there and visit these places and go to pubs, he…22 Feb 2021HANSARD Environment BillI tabled new clause 3 to draw attention to the environmental challenge and penalties facing Herefordshire. First, let me be absolutely clear: nobody wants to see more pollution or…26 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Winter PlanI thank Tom Keith-Roach of AstraZeneca for producing a vaccine that, when fairly compared, is actually 90% effective. Will my right hon. Friend revisit the restrictions that he is…23 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19 VaccineI beg to move, That this House has considered covid-19 vaccine. Is locking down the nation the only way of combatting covid-19? Whatever suggestions emerge from this debate, we…10 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19 VaccineI hoped I had been clearer that I was not calling for a curtailment of any of the safety steps. However, with eight people dying every hour, delay has consequences too. What is…10 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19 VaccineI don’t need two minutes; just tell us everything.10 Nov 2020HANSARD Agriculture BillWhat else has my right hon. Friend done about how he feels about this matter? Has he written to anyone about it?12 Oct 2020HANSARD Agriculture BillI do not get any extra minutes for that intervention. I ask Members also to think about our stocking density for chickens, which is 39 kg per square metre, as opposed to 42kg in…12 Oct 2020HANSARD Agriculture BillRightly or wrongly, it would become illegal, if we follow these rules, to bring anything from the EU that did not allow that into this country. My hon. Friend is right to raise…12 Oct 2020HANSARD Agriculture BillI agree not only with my hon. Friend but with my hon. Friend the Member for The Cotswolds (Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown), who said he made an excellent speech—he did. Our two…12 Oct 2020